Peace Corps

noun

a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries

• Hypernyms: ↑organization, ↑organisation

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a civilian organization, sponsored by the U.S. government, that sends volunteers to instruct citizens of underdeveloped countries in the execution of industrial, agricultural, educational, and health programs.

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Peace Corps noun

(in the USA and various other countries) a government agency that sends volunteers to developing countries to help with agricultural, technological and educational schemes

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Main Entry: ↑peace

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Peace Corps,

an agency of the U.S. government, established in 1961, which sends trained volunteers and people with technical skill to help improve conditions in underdeveloped countries.

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['pēs ˌkôr]

an organization sponsored by the U.S. government that sends young people to work as volunteers in developing countries

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noun

the Peace Corps

: a U.S. organization that trains and sends people who work without pay to help poor people in other countries

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the ˈPeace Corps 7 [Peace Corps] noun singular

a US organization that sends young Americans to work in other countries without pay in order to create international friendship

 

Culture:

President John F ↑Kennedy began the Peace Corps in 1961 with the aim of helping other countries in the fields of health, education, farming, etc. and so developing international friendship.